"Life Doesn't Frighten Me" Selection Quiz

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The speaker in the poem confronts fears by ---

screaming at scary things

pulling classmates' hair

smiling and making fun

reading nursery rhymes

2.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The lines “If I’m afraid at all / It’s only in my dreams” emphasize that the speaker is —

brave in the face of danger

scared of waking up

brave only when asleep

tired and needs to rest

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is an important topic in the poem?

Going to school every day

Being afraid of animals

Using your imagination

Getting enough sleep

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What can be inferred about the poem’s speaker from the author’s use of language?

The speaker is a young girl.

The speaker is a young boy.

The speaker is an adult man.

The speaker is an adult woman.

5.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The meter of the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” is most suggestive of —

a narrative poem, telling a long story in a direct way

a limerick, describing a brief incident in a humorous way

a nursery rhyme, making a simple statement in a silly way

a haiku, giving a pretty description of something in nature

6.

Multiple Select

2 mins

1 pt

Read lines 1–2 from the poem. Which two words best describe this setting?

silent

mysterious

creepy

distant

loud

7.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

From which genre does the author borrow the imagery in line 10?

adventure stories

fantasy

historical fiction

humor

8.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which lines in the poem describe the act of driving off fear?

Lines 1 - 5

Lines 7 - 11

Lines 13 - 30

Lines 33 - 36

9.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which lines describe the most realistic threat to the poem’s speaker?

Lines 5 - 6

Lines 7 - 8

Lines 28 - 29

Lines 39 - 40

10.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Why are the last two stanzas important to the poem?

They are sad words in a fixed meter, used to warn the reader.

They are silly words in a fixed meter, used to amuse the reader.

They are hair-raising words in varying meters, used to inspire fear.

They are sing-song words in varying meters, used to dismiss fear.

11.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

When is the poem’s speaker the most defenseless against fear?

When in a new classroom

When dreaming

When on the ocean floor

When battling lions

12.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which of these does the poem’s speaker claim as a special source of strength?

curly hair

a magic charm

barking dogs

a stranger in the dark

13.

Multiple Select

2 mins

1 pt

Which two statements describe the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”?

The poem is about a child’s fear of growing up.

The poem is about a long nightmare.

The poem uses imagery that appeals to sight, sound, and touch (sensory details).

The poem is constructed entirely of couplets (two rhyming lines of poetry).

The poem’s title is also used as a refrain.

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